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I had paid INR 5L as advance as check payment to a builder regarding the sale of a property. The builder provided me the agreement of sale on nonjudicial stamp paper which wasn't registered but was signed by the builder. Due to personal reasons we have, I have decided not to go ahead with the purchase. The builder is not providing me the refund, it has been 3 years and there have been never-ending calls that I have made to the builder. Please help me on this.

By accepting your plea you have already legally proved that the builder has accepted the money and hence he is now liable to repay it to you. You can now send a legal notice to the builder and give him a certain amount of time and if he fails to pay by that time you can start charging interest. However, all these should be clearly stated in the Legal ...

I had paid INR 5L as advance as check payment to a builder regarding the sale of a property. The builder provided me the agreement of sale on nonjudicial stamp paper which wasn't registered but was signed by the builder. Due to personal reasons we have, I have decided not to go ahead with the purchase. The builder is not providing me the refund, it has been 3 years and there have been never-ending calls that I have made to the builder. Please help me on this.

By accepting your plea you have already legally proved that the builder has accepted the money and hence he is now liable to repay it to you. You can now send a legal notice to the builder and give him a certain amount of time and if he fails to pay by that time you can start charging interest. However, all these should be clearly stated in the Legal notice. If he fails to reply to the notice or does not comply you can file a civil recovery suite against the builder. If the builder has given you a cheque then you can produce it in a bank and if it bounces then you can also file a criminal complaint against your builder.

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I had paid INR 5L as advance as check payment to a builder regarding the sale of a property. The builder provided me the agreement of sale on nonjudicial stamp paper which wasn't registered but was signed by the builder. Due to personal reasons we have, I have decided not to go ahead with the purchase. The builder is not providing me the refund, it has been 3 years and there have been never-ending calls that I have made to the builder. Please help me on this.

By accepting your plea you have already legally proved that the builder has accepted the money and hence he is now liable to repay it to you. You can now send a legal notice to the builder and give him a certain amount of time and if he fails to pay by that time you can start charging interest. However, all these should be clearly stated in the Legal notice. If he fails to reply to the notice or does not comply you can file a civil recovery suite against the builder. If the builder has given you a cheque then you can produce it in a bank and if it bounces then you can also file a criminal complaint against your builder.

To take this discussion forward, all you have to do is ->"Get Started"

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